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Title IX

Title IX Coordinator

Wendy Billig
billig@lincpk.com
274 Pine Brook Road, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
973-696-9150

Policy 5751 - Sexual Harassment of Students

Regulation 5751 - Sexual Harassment of Students

What is Title IX?

The federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in educational institutions is Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972 (amending the Higher Education Act of 1965). This act is codified as Title 20, United States Code, Chapter 38, Sections 1681-1686. The act was also amended by the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 ("Title IX"). The law states that "no person in the United States shall on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."  The amendment in 1987 expanded the definition of "program or activity" to include all the operations of an educational institution, governmental entity or private employer that receives federal funds. Title IX forbids sex discrimination in all district services and academic programs. Title IX also forbids discrimination because of sex in employment and recruitment consideration or selection, whether full time or part time, under any education program or activity operated by an institution receiving or benefiting from federal financial assistance.